Class: Synthetic (Agaddon Hunter base)
Enemy Rank: Boss, Super Heavy



During the Hellish invasion of Earth, UAC cultists discovered the Agaddon Hunter remains and excavated them. The demons were revived and mechanically augmented by the cultists inside their polar facility dubbed Doom Hunter Base under the supervision of Deag Ranak, who considered them to be his finest creations. Three Doom Hunters were used as Ranak's personal guardians, being sent against the Doom Slayer when he breached the cultist base.

The Doom Hunter's cybernetic augmentations are extensive, with the only visible remnants of the original demon being its head, right arm, and half of its upper torso. The rest of its body is mechanical, including a large cannon, a twin-bladed chainsaw arm, and a set of thrusters that allow it to move through the air. It can also interface with a "sled," a hovertank-like apparatus equipped with dual heavy machine guns, rocket launchers, and a shield generator that protects the Doom Hunter's main body from harm.

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Doom Hunters are Super Heavy demons with a wide variety of attacks that allow them to deal damage at all ranges. Their rocket boosters grant them limited flight, allowing them to move surprisingly quickly in multiple directions.

The Doom Hunter's attacks include:

• Slashing at the Slayer with its chainsaw arm, dealing heavy melee damage.
  
• Using its arm cannon to shoot fireballs at the Slayer.
  
• Using the two guns mounted on its sled to shoot a barrage of projectiles.
  
• Firing a missile barrage from the launchers on its sled. These missiles will home in on the Slayer, but their tracking can be shaken off by dashing or double-jumping. As with the guided missile attack of a Revenant, a red warning will appear in the HUD if a Doom Hunter's missiles are tracking the Slayer.

The Doom Hunter's upper body is protected by a plasma shield that blocks all damage, with the exception of the Heavy Cannon's "Micro Missiles" Mod. The shield can be destroyed temporarily by using cell weapons like the Plasma Gun, but will regenerate after some time. Alternately, its sled can be targeted directly without destroying its shield. The sled takes additional damage from Blood Punch attacks. Two Blood Punches in a row easily destroys the sled.

Once the Doom Hunter has taken enough damage, it will abandon its sled, flying with only its upper body. An audio cue of "CRITICAL DAMAGE" accompanies a Doom Hunter detaching from its sled. With its sled gone, it loses its shield and can no longer use the sled-mounted guns or fire missiles. However, it becomes more mobile and aggressive, with a tendency to "hop" sideways to dodge attacks at long range. This state can be skipped if the Doom Hunter is attacked with the Plasma Gun's Microwave Beam mod: if the creature is pinned by this for long enough, it can be destroyed without ever detaching from the sled.

A Doom Hunter at full health takes two hits from the Crucible: the first hit will destroy the sled and the second the torso. As a Super-Heavy class demon, it is immune to the Chainsaw.

Even though the Player is advised to primarily overload the Doom Hunter's forcefield; the best course of action is to simply ignore the forcefield and destroy the sled. Destroying the sled instantly eradicates the Doom Hunter's forcefield and prevents it from generating any more. The sled is particularly weak against the Combat Shotgun's "Fully Automatic" Mod and the Chain Gun's "Mobile Turret" Mod.

The Player must avoid coming close to the Doom Hunter at all times as it can do critical damage with a single two-hit combo from its rotating chainsaw. The Doom Hunter can use this attack at all times, before and after getting its sled destroyed. The Doom Hunter's rocket attacks are also notoriously hard to dodge and it is not advisable to even be of mid-range of the Doom Hunter, before or after its sled is destroyed.

After destroying the Doom Hunter's sled, the Plasma Gun becomes a very useful gun regardless of what mode is being used. Its default Mode is ideal for shooting down the quick-moving Doom Hunter from a range, It's Shockwave Mod allows the Player to paralyze the Doom Hunter for a few seconds and its Microwave Beam can completely paralyze and damage the Doom Hunter for as long as it is being used.